badbob001
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I'm moving my DF to a new work laptop but the new laptop is restrictive on installs and on what apps can get admin rights. As a workaround, I'm skipping the installer and just using the zip package.
One issue was when I tried to do a restore from the DF backup file, it needed admin rights for DF. Workaround was to export the DF configuration as a REG file, get admin rights to cmd, and then import the REG. Not sure if restoring from REG is the same as restoring from DF backup file.
What DF functionality is missing by not going through the installer? Is there documentation on how to install DF components manually?
Running the .reg file directly will do the same thing as importing it through DisplayFusion.
Some features that require elevation to run won't work, like:
- Functions/titlebar buttons/Triggers won't work on elevated windows (if you have other windows that run as administrator)
- Windows Lock Screen image
- Desktop context menu entries for DisplayFusion
I'm not sure what you mean by installing components manually. Everything you need will be in that portable zip file.
Thanks!
The service needs to be run as SYSTEM, I don't think you would have the priviliges to do that without admin rights.
Elevation is needed to add titlebar buttons, or run functions/triggers on other elevated windows. Non-elevated windows should run fine though.
Thanks!
